Singapore, Ukraine reaffirm ties, ink air connectivity agreement

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Sunday reaffirmed the "warm and friendly" ties between both countries. Singapore and Ukraine also inked an agreement that would pave the way for increased air connectivity between the nations, said the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Zelenskyy was in Singapore this weekend for the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top security conference. Following the meeting, Wong and Zelenskyy witnessed the signing of the Ukraine-Singapore Air Services Agreement. The agreement supports air connectivity between both countries, allowing airlines of both sides to operate unlimited frequencies of passenger and cargo services, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) in a press release on Sunday. It utilises the third and fourth freedom of traffic rights between Singapore and any point in Ukraine, with no restrictions on capacity, routing, or aircraft type. "The agreement marks an important milestone in bilateral aviation relations, and replaces a previous agreement between the two countries from 2011," said CAAS. <br/>